Pune, Oct 20: Opener Shubman Gill feels India’s spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja have done an “exceptional” job on pitches that have not favoured them in the ongoing ODI World Cup.
Jadeja and Kuldeep teamed up to tame Bangladesh’s batters here on Thursday, contributing to India’s seven-wicket win.Jadeja was in his elements, returning a measly spell of 10-0-38-2 while also taking a spectacular catch, whereas Kuldeep once again displayed his variations and skills to help restrict Bangladesh to 256/8.
The Indian spinners came into operation after Bangladesh had raced to 90 for no loss in 14 overs.
“I think leading up to the World Cup, especially when we were playing in Sri Lanka, the wickets were assisting spin. But here, I do not think (that) after the first match, there was much assistance for the spinners,” Gill told reporters here on Thursday.“But the way they have bowled in the middle overs (they) have been exceptional. And that has been actually game-changing for us. “At one point, we were looking at maybe 300-320 (given) the way their openers were batting, but the way, especially in the middle overs, our bowlers are coming in especially spinners and getting us those crucial breakthroughs and keeping the pressure on the batsmen – that is a big difference for us,” Gill added. (PTI)
